10 research outputs found

    Friction Modelling in Boundary Lubrication Considering the Effect of MoDTC and ZDDP in Engine Oils

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    A predictive friction model has been developed in boundary lubrication conditions to understand the sensitivity of the model to molybdenum dithiocarbamate (MoDTC), a friction modifying additive and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), an antiwear additive in engine oil. Controlled experiments were performed on a block-on-ring tribometer to record the friction performance of the tribofilms produced by ZDDP and MoDTC additives under conditions representative of boundary lubrication conditions in the cam and follower interface. A statistical approach was used to develop an empirical friction model. The boundary lubrication friction model considers ZDDP and MoDTC additive concentration in an ester-containing polyalphaolefin (PAO) base oil, temperature and sliding speed as the factors affecting friction. The friction significantly depends on ZDDP, MoDTC, speed and temperature; showing a ZDDP/MoDTC synergetic effect on reducing friction. The results show good agreement between the measured and the predicted friction values, with a high correlation coefficient

    Formation and Characterization of Model Iron Sulfide Scales with Disulfides and Thiols on Steel Pipeline Materials by an Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Method

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    An aerosol-assisted chemical vapor method leading to iron sulfide scales of varying phases and morphologies by reaction of pipeline steels with sulfur compounds has been developed. This chemical vapor reaction methodology is useful for generating model iron sulfide scales pertinent to the interaction of sour crude oil with piplelines used in the oil and gas industry

    Thin Films of Molybdenum Disulfide Doped with Chromium by Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (AACVD)

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    A combined single-source precursor approach has been developed for the deposition of thin films of Cr-doped molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD). Tris­(diethyldithiocarbamato)­chromium­(III) can also be used for the deposition of chromium sulfide (CrS). Films have been analyzed by a range of techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD) to elucidate film morphology, composition, and crystallinity. The presence of Cr in the MoS<sub>2</sub> films produces a number of striking morphological, crystallographic, and nanomechanical changes to the deposited films. The chromium dopant appears to be uniform throughout the MoS<sub>2</sub> from the scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) EDX spectrum imaging of nanosheets produced by liquid-phase exfoliation of the thin films in <i>N</i>-methyl-2-pyrollidone
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